I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book. Oh man, where do I start with this book. I knew going into this that it would probably be relatively light chick-lit fluff. I didn't expect that fluff to be the contents of every single character's head.

Our main character Amanda is a small town girl who likes to remind everyone around her, including the reader that she's just a small town girl. That's one of the main defining character traits she possesses. The other main character trait she has is the fact that she's literally a stalker. That's not even an exaggeration. She picked up her life and moved across the country in hopes of tracking down and getting together with a guy she's never even met before.

What else is there to her? Honestly not much, I had to just go look up her name because I'd forgotten what it was. She's incredibly dumb. She didn't understand the fact that reality television is scripted. On one occasion she nearly started a verbal fight with one of the actors because she had the audacity to have a life that differed from what happened in the show. (That bitch, what does she think she's doing kissing the man who's probably her boyfriend outside the show? Doesn't she know those men competing for $500,000 are actually invested in their relationship with her?) It was ridiculous.

Actually, I take that back. What was ridiculous was the fact that she expected one of the other actors, a bachelor she liked, to act exactly like his character in real life. Seriously? She idolised him and then got angry when he didn't fit in with her expectations of him. I'm not even going to go into the sexual assault thing because it seemed like a ridiculous thing to put in (for the sole purpose of shattering her fantasy of this "perfect guy") and the aftermath was really not handled well at all.

On top of that, it seemed like every female was the perfect example of the overly-attached psycho ex-girlfriend. Amanda not only stalks an actor across the country, using the internet to find places he worked and hung out to increase her chances of running across him. But she also ends up sleeping with another guy once and the morning after starts picturing them married with children. I'm sorry, but what? She then proceeds to get angry, storm out, and completely ignore the guy when he acts slightly hesitant about their relationship (because they'd slept together once and hadn't actually gotten into a relationship). Then later when he does come back and say he wants to get together with her she has the audacity to act offended. Like, "god can you believe him? What would make him think I'd get together with someone like him?" I literally couldn't deal with it. I feel bad for Peter.

This book had a few okay moments splashed between awkward, uncomfortable, and just downright ridiculous scenes. (The "hello neighbour" part with Amanda and Peter made me have to put the book down for a few minutes because I was unable to handle the mixture of shocked laughter and second-hand embarrassment.)

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When Amanda Perkins first saw Bachelor number Five on her favorite dating show. She fell in love.Handsome, kind, and smart Grant Hutchinson is everything she wants in a man. The only problem ? She is not a contestant. Plus she lives half way across the country. But these small details won't stop Amanda. She will do what ever it takes to get her man. ( )

This is a cute story that has some turns and twists I never anticipated. I found the story to be both an enjoyable and an easy read, the kind of book to settle down with on a nice summer afternoon, at the pool, the beach or an air conditioned room. Amanda has a big time crush on Bachelor Number Five and leaves her small hometown to pursue him many miles away. I did find it rather naive that a woman would just up and leave, driving hours in pursuit of a man she does not know and has never met—and who is currently on a reality show on TV. I am not sure what exactly she expected to happen, how or even if, she could meet him and how or if anything could follow any meeting. However, Amanda sets off in pursuit of her dream man. I think the author showed us a young woman dissatisfied with her life as it was currently and ready to move on to something exciting, and the chasing after (actually stalking, in truth) a man she has fallen for on TV was just a convenient way for her to get moving on with her life. Life for Amanda I her new city settles in well. She has a roommate, who is okay, though a bit overbearing and definitely very judgmental and biased, a job at a burger joint, new friends. Everything seems to fall together nicely—almost too nicely to be very realistic. Amanda sets out to find her “true love”, but when she finds him, things go in a different direction from what she had imagined. The story does have several surprising twists and turns that held my attention, especially the ending. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this rather short book. I think anyone looking for a quick escape would also enjoy it. I look forward to reading more by this author, especially in this series. I received his to read and review from Library Thing. ( )

I really liked this book, although I was a bit surprised the way it took another turn almost at the end. It is not your usual love story, it has some twists and turns you won´t expect. I thought it ended just a little to fast, would have love to get more of a story in the end but I am hoping to read more about them in the authors next book about her sister and "Bachelor Number Nine". ( )

This was a very fast, easy and interesting read! I really enjoyed it and thought that the characters were well developed and likable and the writing was amazing. Thanks for a great read! ( )